Vehicle openings

Active Publication Date: 2005-09-22
KIMMET STEPHEN G
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[0006] The present invention provides an added / new opening(s) for sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, two and four door vehicles, vans, minivans, station wagons, or other vehicles. The opening(s) may utilize doors, gates, windows, a sunroof, or lids that provide more access or visual seeing-through or displaying-on areas, to / over the interior space, cargo, and / or seating within the vehicle that are in the space that is currently less accessible by conventional opening means. These openings, with or without doors, gates, windows, a sunroof, or lids, may also provide visual seeing-through or displaying-on, or an ability to place cargo within the space of the vehicle that current vehicles constrict or prohibit from being carried therein.

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However, there are, for example, space, third row seats, viewing areas, and / or cargo, that are currently difficult to get to, see, see through, or port by current physical and visual access, and portability means in such vehicles.

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[0021] It is to be understood that the invention may assume various alternative orientations and step sequences, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions, directions or other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

[0022] Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a particularly preferred embodiment of a side view of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) / minivan / van / station wagon type vehicle in accordance with the present invention, generally indicated by the numeral 20. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the vehicle 20 has front side door 21 and another (second) side door 22 that is just behind the front door 21, on both ...

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Added openings are provided for sport utility vehicles (SUV), pick-up trucks, two and four door vehicles, vans, minivans, station wagons, or other vehicles. The opening(s) may utilize doors, gates, windows, sunroofs, or lids that provide more physical and / or visual access to the interior space, cargo, and / or seating within the vehicles that currently are not easily accessible, viewed, seen-by, or displayed-on conventional opening means. These openings may also provide the ability to place cargo within the space of the vehicle that current vehicles prohibit from being carried therein, or they may provide decorative, descriptive, or electronic displays for such vehicles, for example, advertising on taxi cabs. Among the embodiments, this invention results in a new 2 door or a 4 door SUV vehicle having added rear side doors, and a new 2 door or 4 door automobile that in effect functions likes a pick-up.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 549,294, filed Mar. 2, 2004 under 35 U.S.C. § 111(b), which application is incorporated herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention generally relates to added vehicle openings and more particularly to added doors, gates, windows, and lids in doors, sides, truck gates, and trunk lids of vehicles. Most particularly, the present invention relates to added doors, gates, windows, and lids in doors, sides, truck gates, windows, a sunroof, and trunk lids for more access to space and seats, visual view-through or display-on, and portability of cargo in vehicles. [0003] Typically in the past, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), pick-up trucks, two door and four door automobiles, vans, minivans, station wagons, or other vehicles, have had one or two doors, toward the front of the vehicle, on each side and possibly a rear a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60P3/40B62D25/10B62D33/027E05F7/00
CPCB60P3/40B62D33/0273B62D25/105
Inventor KIMMET, STEPHEN G.
Owner KIMMET STEPHEN G
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